Saturday 7 September 2013

28% of people in Europe will consider EVs

IBTimes reports on a survey by Ford of over 6,000 people from across Europe, including respondents in the UK, found that 28% of people would consider buying a vehicle with "an electrified powertrain" while 23% want to change the way they travel in order to be greener.
The survey was carried out on behalf of Ford who this week announced the first ever electric passenger car to go on sale in the UK, the Ford Focus Electric. The £33,500 car (which can be part-subsidised by the £5,000 UK Government Plug-in Car Grant) will not be seen on our roads however until 2014 and initially Ford said it would be responding to interest from its fleet customers and business sales.